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第四十七章 兽魂之符

A fierce wind blew, scattering the smoke and dust. In Yan Tianheng's hand was a talisman. His entire body's essence energy surged like a dam bursting. Lin Xuan's expression grew even more serious; this wasn't just any ordinary talisman.

Lin Xuan wouldn’t wait passively for his opponent to complete their spell. He was about to make his move when Yan Tianheng suddenly sneered, waving the talisman into the air and shouting, "Soul, Unseal!"

Roar!

A roar echoed through the mountains, shaking leaves fall from nearby trees. The light of the talisman flared, revealing a fierce tiger enveloped in flames.

Flame Tiger, no, wrong. Its body was covered with bone-like sharp scales; it should be an Iron-Shell Flame Tiger, a first-grade top-tier monster.

Like cultivators advancing from Flexibility Spirit to Tribulation Transcendence through eight stages, monsters also have levels one through eight, each divided into lower, middle, upper, and top tiers.

Flexibility Spirit corresponds to level one monsters; Foundation Establishment to level two. This goes on...

So this monster’s strength is no less than that of a Flexibility Spirit peak expert.

Lin Xuan's expression turned bitter. It wasn’t some kind of illusion but the genuine soul of a tiger. More accurately, it was the soul of a tiger.

He hadn't expected his opponent to possess such an uncommon beast talisman.

A beast talisman is similar to an array talisman; both belong to special types of talismans. Ordinary paper talismans seal defensive or auxiliary spells.

Array talismans contain simple arrays.

Beast talismans are different, containing the souls of beasts, making them even rarer than array talismans because they aren’t made by ordinary cultivators but by experts in the Ghost Path.

Simply put, after killing a beast, one extracts its soul and uses special refinement methods to seal it into a talisman.

Unlike regular talismans that are single-use, beast talismans can be reused. However, each use consumes energy from the beast's soul; when all the energy is gone, the talisman is discarded.

Lin Xuan had once read about beast talismans in an ancient text but never imagined he would encounter one.

Roar!

Despite being a soul, after special refinement by a Ghost Path cultivator, its power was no less than that of a real tiger.

"Go!"

Yan Tianheng waved his hand with a spell and the Iron-Shell Flame Tiger transformed into a red light, lunging at Lin Xuan with claws bared.

The situation was dire, but Lin Xuan remained calm. He activated the talisman in his hand and threw it upward...

Sand Flow Technique, Rolling Stone Drop, Thorn术… five low-grade spells were simultaneously activated. However, they only slowed the tiger's advance before it continued its charge.

Lin Xuan’s expression grew more serious; it was time to use a spiritual artifact!

He reached into his pocket, pulling out a rope about a foot long. Under Lin Xuan’s incantations and with the guidance of his divine consciousness, the rope suddenly came alive, swelling as it caught the wind, quickly stretching to several dozen feet in length, coiling like a venomous snake.

"Bind!"

With the spell, the rope flew up, emitting a faint white light. It transformed into a giant serpent-like entity that swiftly approached the Iron-Shell Flame Tiger and tightly bound it.

Even though it was a soul without physical form, spiritual artifacts were even more magical; they could bind it just as well.

"Spiritual Artifact!"

Yan Tianheng couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. He looked shocked, understandable given how rare spiritual artifacts are. While theoretically, low-grade cultivators of the fourth stage can use them, many Foundation Establishment experts might not have one either.

Lin Xuan had so many talismans already; he found it hard to believe that he also possessed a spiritual artifact. This discovery made Yan Tianheng uneasy.

Middle-grade pills, countless talismans, and a spiritual artifact combined—this was beyond what even sect elites could have, let alone independent cultivators.

What kind of identity is this boy?

Such abundant resources; his mentor must be an impressive figure. Could he possibly be a Condensation Core expert!

Yan Tianheng grew increasingly anxious as he thought about it.

But he was the head of his family and didn’t lose his composure. His resolve to eliminate Lin Xuan strengthened. If this boy returned, his mentor would come looking for him, and he would surely die. He had to kill him here.

Yan Tianheng wasn't overly suspicious; rather, it was the sheer power of Lin Xuan's treasures that made him imagine things, scaring himself.

Although he wanted to kill Lin Xuan, it was very difficult given his three-stage lower power gap and the spiritual artifact’s tenacity.

Lin Xuan was also frustrated. His essence energy was too weak; he could only control middle-grade spiritual artifacts. Otherwise, killing the opponent with a top-grade spiritual artifact like the Bixue Ring from Zhang Yu or even Zhou Yan's superior-grade flying sword wouldn’t be difficult.

Both wanted to kill each other. One desperately tried to free the tiger soul while the other struggled to bind it, resulting in another stalemate.

As time passed, Lin Xuan seemed anxious, fidgeting like a trapped ant on a hot pan. Yan Tianheng sneered inwardly; the boy was indeed young and impatient. This fight would be his final victory.

Two more minutes passed. Lin Xuan reached into his pocket again. Yan Tianheng's face changed; he still had talismans, capable of using middle-grade spells while unsealing the tiger soul. It wasn’t impossible, but it would consume too much essence energy. If he had many talismans...

But in the next moment, a sinister smile appeared on his face as Lin Xuan’s hand came out empty and seemed panicky.

Heaven aids me; this boy has run out of talismans!

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